The Timberwolves were facing significant financial losses for the foreseeable future if they had kept the current roster together, league sources tell Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The need to unload Karl-Anthony Towns‘ contract is Minnesota’s primary motivation for agreeing to the trade that will send him to the Knicks. Towns will earn $49.2MM this season as his four-year, $220MM … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Towns, Westbrook, Jazz, Trail Blazers
More Notes On Blockbuster Knicks/Timberwolves Trade
Before news of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade broke on social media on Friday night, Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly visited Towns at his Minnesota home to let him know that he was being traded to the Knicks, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. As Krawczynski details, the fact that the Wolves moved off one of their highest-paid players … [Read more...] about More Notes On Blockbuster Knicks/Timberwolves Trade
Timberwolves Waive Trevor Keels
The Timberwolves have cut guard Trevor Keels, Minnesota has announced in a press statement. The 6’3″ guard had only recently been inked to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with the club. Should he join Minnesota’s G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves, and stay with the club for at least 60 days, he’ll earn a bonus worth $77.5K. The Knicks selected Keels with the No. 42 pick in … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Waive Trevor Keels
Derrick Rose Announces Retirement
Former NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose has announced his retirement as a basketball player. Rose confirmed the decision in a post on Instagram and, according to Malika Andrews and Tim MacMahon of ESPN, by taking out full-page ads in local newspapers of the six NBA cities he played in: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis. “Knowing that I gave my … [Read more...] about Derrick Rose Announces Retirement
Timberwolves To Sign Guard Trevor Keels
The Timberwolves have agreed to a contract with Trevor Keels, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. The 21-year-old guard played three games for the Knicks in 2022/23. Keels, who was the 42nd overall pick of the 2022 draft out of Duke, was waived by New York after his rookie campaign. Keels participated in Minnesota’s training camp last season but he was waived before the opener. … [Read more...] about Timberwolves To Sign Guard Trevor Keels